Ghost of the Dark Path
Special Agent Seven (Special Operations Agent Seven), the undercover agent, admired his organization’s leader Shi Shuifang because of her work at an underground political rally. Shi Shuifang’s courageous pursuit of ideals in obscure and lost times seemed to become the light.
Because of this simple and fearless pursuit, the experienced Special Agent Seven challenged the original way of life by following the wave and drifting with the flow of the world and started becoming influenced in doubting the original deeply rooted beliefs. The national machine is supposed to be the protector of the people like a mother; but if the mother is sick, there is no one to respond to the needs and suffering of the people. In the past, the national machine suspected and slaughtered people, just like a mother suspected and slaughtered her child. Because the mother was sick, Special Agent Seven believed that his organization’s proposition and Shi Shuifang were to restore the mother. During the intended rescueprocess of Shi Shuifang, Agent Seven got lost and fell into a magic realm. Unfortunately, Shi Shuifang suffered from torture and the devil tried to take advantage of her weakness andoccupied her body. In the final stage, Special Agent Seven could not help her. But back in reality, he seemed to start possessing the ability to resist chaos more tenaciously than before.
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Fish WANGDirectorORZ BOYZ, Goldfish, Red Tail
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Fish WANGWriter
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Shuping LEEProducer
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Public Television Service TaiwanDistributor
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Project Title (Original Language):幽暗小徑的鬼
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Web / New Media
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Genres:Fiction, Thriller
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Runtime:19 minutes 53 seconds
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Completion Date:May 31, 2023
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Country of Origin:Taiwan
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Country of Filming:Taiwan
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Language:Mandarin Chinese
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Shooting Format:2D Animation
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Aspect Ratio:Flat
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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2023 Fantasia Film Festival
Canada
July 20, 2023
World Premiere
Official Selection -
2023 Seoul Indie-AniFest
Korea, Republic of
September 14, 2023
Asian Premiere
Official Selection -
2023 Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
Ukraine
October 4, 2023
European Premiere
Official Selection -
2023 Sitges Film Festival
Spain
October 5, 2023
Spanish Premiere
Best Animated Short Film -
2023 Kaohsiung Film FestivalKaohsiung
Taiwan
October 13, 2023
Taiwan Premiere
GRAND PRIX in Short Films Section -
2023 KUANDU INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVALTaipei
Taiwan
October 22, 2023
Taiwan Special Award, Honorable Mention, Best Taiwanese Film Score -
2023 Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival
Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 24, 2023
Official Selection -
2023 Taipei Golden Horse Film FestivalTaipei
Taiwan
November 9, 2023
Official Selection -
2024 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France
February 2, 2024
French Premiere
Official Selection
Fish WANG was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1971. He has been working in animation and comics for more than 20 years. His 2018 animation “Goldfish” won Best Animated Short Film at Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, and also many other prizes. Recently he's also venture into VR with "Red Tail", which won Cristal for the Best VR Work at Annecy International Animation Film Festival.